NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL / VERKEN FUGL ELLER FISK by Lise Hovik

This exposition is a documentary project on the artistic research project Neither Fish nor Fowl. The research project consists of theater making, film making, workshops, performances and writing, and explores the wondrous worlds of becoming in theatre for early years. Together with my theater company Teater Fot, I have been investigating the significance of affect as philosophical, emotional, and material inspiration in the creative process, and in relation to young children in Theater for Early Years. Neither Fish nor Fowl was conducted as a performance project from April 2017 to March 2020. During this period, the research process was documented in RC, presenting methods, writings, and reflections along the way. The pre-production performance (for babies 0-2) was shown at the festival Olavsfestdagene in Trondheim, Norway, summer 2017 and at Trondheim Kunsthall autumn 2017. The full production, Begynnelser (for 3-5 years), was presented in april 2018 in co-production with the venue Teaterhuset Avant Garden in Trondheim. Baby Becomings (0-2 years), was presented at festivals and for kindergartens in Trondheim autumn 2018, and the final version Himmel & Hav / Sky & Sea was presented at Rosendal Teater in in March 2020, touring kindergartens for one week. Animalium (2019) was a a kind of spin-off with film making, workshops, visiting exhibition spaces and eventually article writing with an exposition in VIS - Nordic Journal for Artistic Research #2 on the theme Estrangement. In 2020-22 Animalium has become a new research project, looking at post humanist approaches to different sites such as kindergarten spaces, libraries and art exhibition spaces. We are developing new performance strategies with deepening our improvisational and listening skills into a more-than-human sympoietic intra-playfulness. Trying to perform these concepts, we might understand more of what they actually mean to our artistic practice.

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Teater Fot

Artistic Research Project on Affect in Theatre for Early Years

Verken Fugl eller Fisk er et kunstnerisk forskningsprosjekt om betydningen av affekt i teater for barnehagebarn. Affekt oppstår i det kunstneriske møtet, og kan forstås både filosofisk, emosjonelt og materielt. Metodene er teater og filmproduksjon, improvisasjon og artikkelskriving. Prosjektet har vart fra mars 2017 til november 2018 og forskningsprosessen er dokumentert og presentert på teaterfot.no og researchcatalogue.net.

Forprosjektet henvendte seg til babyer og deres foreldre, og ble først vist under Olavsfestdagene i august 2017. Utover høsten ble forestillingen utviklet gjennom prosessvisninger på Kunsthall Trondheim. Hovedprosjektet bygget videre på, og utvidet ideene fra forprosjektet til en mer kompleks fortelling som rettet seg mot barn fra 3-5 år. I forestillingen Begynnelser henvender vi oss mer til fantasien og barnas medskapende evner. Forestillingen hadde premiere i april 2018 i co-produksjon med Teaterhuset Avant Garden. Den endelige versjonen for de aller minste, Baby Becomings ble vist i september og november 2018.

Forskningsartikler og filmer ble utarbeidet i den påfølgende perioden.

Se den opprinnelige prosjektbeskrivelsen som PDF til høyre.

Kunstnerisk forskningsprosjekt om betydningen av affekt i scenekunst for de minste

Birds, fish, and humans are species containing a huge multitude of fantastic creatures, but the categories commonly used to define each of them are ranged in a cultural hierarchy with humans at the top. Adult humans are above children and children are above animals. Looking at children´s relation to animals, the affection is quite strong with tenderness, curiosity, fear, and joy. Using a non-verbal bodily and musical language we wish through this project to develop our affective artistic languages. We want to twist and mix the hierarchies and the categories, to play with what we find in the gaps in between and to dive into transitional movements, shapes, and species. This is possible to do through experimental theatre using figures, objects, dance, movements, singing, and musical communication. Strange animals, happiness, fear, and curiosity are mixed with layers of different materials.

Verken Fugl eller Fisk

Medvirkende

Regissør: Lise Hovik

Komponister: Siri Gjære, Tor Haugerud, Rohey Tallah

Scenografi og figurer: Anne Helga Henning, Lise Hovik

Havsilke: Solveig Lønseth

Kostymedesign: Berit Haltvik With, Lise Hovik

Musikere: Siri Gjære, Tor Haugerud, Sunniva Hovde

Skuespillere: Siri Schnell Juvik, Gunhild Hjertaas, Ibrahim Fazlic

Dramaturg: Elena Perez

Koreografisk konsulent: Tone Pernille Østern

Støttet av:

Kulturrådet, Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune,

Trondheim Kommune og Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere

Kunstneropphold på Barneteatret Vårt i Molde og Seanse i Volda.

Prosessvisninger på Kunsthall Trondheim.

Contact:

Teater Fot / Lise Hovik

www.teaterfot.no

Email: lise@dramaturgi.no

Neither Fish nor Fowl

Neither Fish nor Fowl is an artistic research project in Theatre for Early Years. The research methods are theatre making, film making, and writing. It investigates the significance of affect as philosophical, emotional, and material inspiration in performing arts for children.

The project received funding from Arts Council Norway and has been a durational project going on from March 2017- November 2018.

During this period the research process has been documented and presented along the way, both on the Teater Fot website (teaterfot.no) and here in Research Catalogue.

See the original project plan in Norwegian below.

Prosjektbeskrivelse PDF

This is a documentary project, following the artistic research process from March 2017 until the moment you read this. It is an ongoing process without a specific goal or ending point. It is several pictures, performances, films and writings along the road, but no summary, findings or conclusion.

You will find the chapters on every page at the upper left corner.

The Production Team
Artistic director: Lise Hovik
Composers: Siri Gjære, Tor Haugerud, Rohey Taalah

Scenography / figures: Anne Helga Henning, Lise Hovik

Ocean silk: Solveig Lønseth

Costume design: Berit Haltvik With, Lise Hovik

Musicians: Siri Gjære, Tor Haugerud, Sunniva Hovde

Actors: Siri Schnell Juvik, Gunhild Hjertaas, Ibrahim Fazlic

Dramaturg: Elena Perez

Choreographic consultant: Tone Pernille Østern

Funding: Art Council Norway

Sør-Trøndelag County, Trondheim Municipality, FFUK.

Residencies at Teatret Vårt i Molde, Seanse i Volda, Kunsthall Trondheim

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